“There are certain things that we take for granted that simply would not have existed without the great migration. Motown, for example, would not have existed - it simply would not, because Berry Gordy, the founder of it, his parents had migrated from Georgia to Detroit where he founded Motown, and where did he get his talent?” CertainParentTalentExampleGrantedFoundersGeorgiaDetroitMigrationBerriesMotown Author:Isabel Wilkerson
“Porgy is...an interesting example of what can be done by talent in spite of a bad setup. With a libretto that should never have been accepted on a subject that should never have been chosen, a man who should never have attempted it has written a work that has a considerable power.” MenShouldHas BeensDoneInterestingWrittenSubjectsTalentExampleAcceptedChosenSpiteSetupsGershwin Author:George Gershwin
“Universities are an example of organizations dominated wholly by intellectuals; yet, outside pure science, they have not been an optimal milieu for the unfolding of creative talents. In neither art, music, literature, technology and social theory, nor planning have the Universities figured as originators or as seedbeds of new talents and energies.” ArtLiteratureEnergySocialTechnologyCreativeTalentExampleTheoryPureOrganizationUniversityPlanningUnfoldingOptimalArt MusicMilieuNew TalentSocial Theory Author:Eric Hoffer
“Legal immigration is good for America, if it's controlled and structured via the legal process, of course. But the problem is the system we have in place right now is broken. For example, it is completely family based which means that it's based not on what you can do or what talent you have or what merit you bring or what job you could fill, but rather on whether you know someone who already lives here.” IfsKnowsMeanProblemJobsAmericaCoursesProcessCan DoTalentExampleBrokenRight NowImmigrationMeritControlledIllegal ImmigrationLegal Immigration Author:Marco Rubio
“Clearly, audiences are very accepting of A-list talent both giving them what they want - Tom Hanks is the most classic example - and then going on, from time to time, to do things that are unexpected. That's part of what makes people want to go to the movies and not just sit home.” PeopleWantGivingHomeAcceptingAudienceTalentExampleListsClassicUnexpectedToms Author:Mark Canton
“Non-cooperative approaches, by contrast, almost always involve duplication of effort, since someone working independently must spend time and skills on problems that already have been encountered and overcome by someone else. A technical hitch, for example, is more likely to be solved quickly and imaginatively if scientists (including scientists from different countries) pool their talents rather than compete against one another.” IfsHas BeensDifferentCountryProblemEffortTalentExampleSkillsApproachScientistOvercomingIncludingPoolContrastEnd TimesSpend TimeCooperativesDifferent CountriesDuplication Author:Alfie Kohn
“Your life, my life, the life of each one of us is going to serve as either a warning or an example. A warning of the consequences of neglect, self-pity, lack of direction and ambition... or an example of talent put to use, of discipline self-imposed, and of objectives clearly perceived and intensely pursued.” SelfUseTalentExampleDisciplineAmbitionConsequenceObjectivesPityNeglectWarningPursuedSelf Pity Author:Jim Rohn
“People like Sean Penn, he is someone that is politically progressive and yet is still at the top of his game in the industry. So I love that he is out there just virtually shaming all the people that voted for Prop 8. He was a really great example of a straight ally, someone who used his talent and used his ability to further our cause, not just for political progressiveness but also specifically for gay marriage and specifically for Harvey Milk's entire life.” PeopleStillsPoliticalUsedGamesCausesAbilityTalentExampleIndustryGayProgressiveAlliesMilkReally GreatGay MarriagePropsSeanHarvey Author:Margaret Cho